Cycle saddle



J. T. SENTROP, JR

Dec. 8, 1925.

y CYCLE SADDLE' Filed Sept. 25. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 8, 1925- .1. T. sENTRoP, JR

CYCLE SADDLE Filed Sept. 25 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet v2 Patented Dec. 8, 19254,

, UNITED STATES JOHANNES 'In sENTRoP, JR., oF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

CYCLE SADDLE.

Application led September 25, 1922. Serial No. 590,541.

direction of the vehicle, so that it may be readily moved lby the'rider seated thereony to any position forward or rearward he mayl at any time desire while drivingor riding on the vehicle; and especially, to4 provide such a saddle having such reciproca'tory movement in order that jars and jolts caused by sudden variations of its speed maynot be suddenly transmitted to the rider; and

more particularly, to provide for saidpu'rpose, cushioning vmeans for yieldingly 're-il sisting said movement of the saddle.

These and any other objects hereinafter appearing are attained by,and the invention finds preferable embodiment in, the structure or structures hereinafter particularly described in the body of this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the upper rear portion of the frame of a bicycle, with a saddle mounted thereon, the saddle seat being sectioned on line 1-1 of Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a rear view of the same; partially sectioned on line 2-2` of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a top plan View of portions of the same, the position of the saddle seat and its supporting members being vshown in broken lines; A

Figure 4 is a rear'view of parts of the same Aillustrating a modiiied construction,

the seats supporting members being sec tioned;

Figure 5 is a View similarto Figure `4 but showing another-a slightly modified'- construction;

Figure 6 1s a side view of a member of the carrier of the saddle;

Figure 7 is a front or rear view Vof the same' Figure 8 is a side View of the upper rear portion of the frame of a bicycle, witha saddle mounted thereon, illustrating a modirection, and is fied construction, the saddle ,seat being sectioned on line 8 8 of Figure 9; andl Figure 9yis a rear view of saidmodified'e construction. i

In thenembodiment* of the invention chosen "for yillustration bythe ,drawings `land for detailedfdescription in thebody of this j specification, theframel cfa bicycle is :prol ,v vided with way orjbearing 2 extending; in the framesr longitudinal direction. saddle 3 is supportedon acarrier, desig-' nated generally 4, which has a reciprocatory movement on the way 2 inthe framessaidl longitudinal direction YIn the constructionseen in Figures 1,? 2 and 3, the frames hollow member 5 f(where` ePMENT@OFFICE;1-j

in the usual-supporting pin of an ordinary saddle is vclamped lby the bolt ,6)containsand clamplngly holds a like supporting pinv or` tube 7 of a tubular portion 8 ofthe trame,y which portion ,extends-in, said dif,

rovided on each side v with' the way vor'bearlng 2 also extending. in said. i

direction.` 1The carrie1 "`4V in said construe-i tion `comprises a@ pairl of members 9,9 clamped together'bythe 'screw 10 passing therethrough, 'the members 9 bearingon the y i' ways 2 and anti-friction balls beingfprefj erably provided between the members 9l and the. 4ways 2 as shown.' Each member 9 -is also shown provided with kan inwardlyexf v tending rib `12 slidably engaging the under] side of the way`2thus preventing laterally-'f rocking movement of he carrier about t axis of the tubular portionSof the frame.

This tubular portion 8 has a sloty 13 through its upper side or wall, extending in its longitudinal direction, through which slot ex tends upwardly the shank 14`of the car-Kr riers member 15 -having disk-like partsl,

16 inside the tubular portion v8 and freelyl slidable,therein. 'v Springs 17, 17 abut'on the parts 16l'and -against the screw caps 18, 18 respectively whereby theends of the tubularrportvion 8 are closed; The shank 14,*of

the 'carriers member" 15, clamped/between V the members 9,v 9 by the'bolt 10,.y The'saddle 3 has-theiexiblev seat`19 upheld byy the 1 supportin'gmembers-2O seated in register.-v

ing grooves 21 of clamp members 22 and 23 by the bolt 10, said members 23 and the carriers members '9" adjacent thereto respec` tively being provided with engaging teeth 24 extending radially from the bolt 10, so that the seat 19 may be tilted forwardly or rearwardly and held in such tilted position Y i by said-bolt; The supporting; members and thefposts"1250il the seatl 19 areccnnected' by cushioning springs 26.

' It will be seenmthatany sudden vstoppingwI of the forward movement of the bicycle or decrease in its forward speed iscushioned 'as to the rider seated on the saddle by the forward spring 17, and.'any"'su:lclenf forward'-L1 movement or increase of forward speed, is sinlarlyvcushienediby therearffspriigffif?.

The construetieiifabove described isadafit edffrusefin conneetionf'with bicycles of ySaai tube v. Y

usual types, so that the ordinary*'saddle-"fofl suchfi usual types;A may be'fremoved 'land Athe pin v7 g'of my V.deviceinserted1' into" the hblib'w# member 5v oiy ltli'e' lordin ai" bicycle tra me and in tlie modified Y construction 1 rseen Figures ofrfarwairalspeeaimyfb@ abge-flea"byeiungf The; invention'l being-'intended to be' pointedout' in the" claims, isnot tobe'limit'ed to orby-details of construction of the particularembodiment thereofy illustrated by the drawings or hereinbefore shown or described".v

I claim:

' 1;In'fawehicle'the character described: a frame; a carrier Vsupported by, and` having. a reciprocatory moviiieiitbn, the-fran'ifin its" loiigitudiifali direction-g,l asaddle supportedV VonA the carrier -tL/ iriiable 'in a vertical plane"` parallel witlisaid dii" tioi'i Y Y Y 2": in* afve'hicle offtl "cliaiacterdescribd: a tra? L.ey 'ac'arricrsupported by, and-having a* reei-proc'ator'y 'movement on,-i the; frame f in' its longitudinal direction; a saddlesi'ip'loity edfon the carrier 'tiiifnable in a'vert'i'cal plane,y

'3. In a' vehicle" oftlie'ffcliafracter fdeslribe'd." y a iframe; aicarrier lsuppertedfby; andina? "ug a Y reciprocatoryf movement fon, thel ra'i'rie'finV it'silbngitucliiial direction@ a-sa-ddlsupl'jo i ed on the carrier turfnfblein" a vein-*Cal plaine? parallel with` sajid direction," mea-ns* for yield#I inglyiesisting-the Carriers1 saidriovemeiit iii" btihldireotons.- y y ,u l

45.1111 a'vc'hi'cle of the"characterf:described:

a' frame having iai-tubular 'portion-'extend'- ingaXially inthe frames l'ogi't"udigrli'al' direc@ non; provided with*a`lougitudinallyieiaehd;- ing slot' and ag wayV extending inf its longtitudinal Vdiretin; inclinedj frw -idl-yfup* wardly'; a'o'arri'er supprtedby, kand havingAY afrecipr'ocatory'movement on'said way'a slide andiamo-said tubuiairjporunga spring; infile-tuba a; perdon adapted fo abutfsadv'l muiberftyieidiugiyiesist thecarrier said f movement. i Y u 5. Iiiaveli'icle olfthecliarater desfcriligefd z slotzaiida' 'way`extend'i1ig'in'its longitudinal direction' ineliiiedff frwardlyupwardly; a."

cato'ry iiiovenentj"o'ii, said:A Way an l* 'having a member extending through sa 

